Beaufort County Obituaries

South Carolina

Emily Jolly Strohecker

BEAUFORT - Emily Jolly Strohecker, 89, widow of Henry O. Strohecker, Jr., died December 27, 2005, in River Oaks Residential Care, Port Royal, SC.

Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 30 at 2:00 p.m. in St. Helena's Episcopal Cemetery.

Mrs. Strohecker was born December 6, 1916, in Anderson, SC, a daughter of the late George W. Jolly and Bernice Fant Jolly. She was a graduate of Anderson College and Winthrop University and was an elementary schoolteacher. She had been a resident of Beaufort since 1975 and was an active member in St. Helena's Episcopal Church. She was a loving wife, compassionate mother, gave generously to many charities and was admired by all who knew her.

She is survived by a son, Henry O. Strohecker, III, and daughter-in-law, Sharon of Irmo, SC; a daughter, Ann S. Braswell and son-in-law, Jim, of Hickory, NC; sister-in-law, Clifton Thomas of Beaufort; grandchildren, Christopher J. and Ashley Braswell of Atlanta, Robert W. Braswell of Asheville, NC, Aimee D. Strohecker and Randy Crabb of Johns Island, SC, Dana S. and Jeff Raynor of Charlottesville, VA; a great-grandchild, Emily Grace Raynor and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to The Preservation Trust for Historic St. Helena's Church, P.O. Box 1043, Beaufort, SC 29901 or a charity of one's choice. Anderson Funeral Home is in charge. (The State - December 29, 2005)

Louise P. Smith

HARDEEVILLE - Louise Padgett Smith, 66, a retired employee with the Savannah District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Tuesday in a Savannah hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Maye River Baptist Church in Pritchardville. Burial, directed by Sauls Funeral Home of Ridgeland, will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Smith was born in Okatie, a daughter of Charlie J. Padgett and Alma Benton Padgett. She was a member of Maye River Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband, Fred W. Smith; three sons, Douglas S. Butler, Kevin L. Butler and Neal A. Butler, all of Hardeeville; three stepsons, Harry Smith of Hardeeville, Michael Smith of Warner-Robbins, Ga., and Kevin Smith of Ridgeland; a daughter, Phyllis A. Butler of Hardeeville; three brothers, T. Joseph Padgett of Hendersonville and William M. Padgett and Gregory A. Padgett, both of Hardeeville; and seven grandchildren (Post and Courier, The (Charleston, SC) - May 11, 2000)

Thomas Simmons

BLUFFTON - Services for Thomas M. Simmons, 56, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Maye River Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Sauls Funeral Home is in charge.

Mr. Simmons died August 17, 2001. Born in Ridgeland, he was a son of Gladys Cooler Simmons and the late Jesse R. Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a member of Maye River Baptist Church.

Surviving are mother of Bluffton; sons, Thomas Jr. and Kevin Simmons, daughter, Jessie Simmons, all of Bluffton; brother, Phillip Simmons of Bluffton; sisters, Carolyn Hudson of Jacksonville, Fla., Jean Tanner of Bluffton; one grandchild. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - August 19, 2001)

Edith O. Skilling
Mrs. Edith Oree Skilling, 89, died May 4 at Candler Hospital. The Liberty County native lived in Savannah all of her life. She was a member of the Garden City Church of God.

SURVIVORS: a brother, Thomas W. Clark of Savannah; several nieces and nephews.

VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel, Garden City.

FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Monday at Garden City Church of God. Burial will be in Maye River Baptist Church Cemetery, Bluffton, S.C.

REMEMBRANCES: Maye River Baptist Church Cemetery Care Project, c/o Maye River Baptist Church (attention George Cooler), P.O. Box 814, Bluffton, SC 29910.  ()Savannah Morning News May 6, 2001

Frances Seigler
BEAUFORT - Services for Frances Hambrick Seigler, 72, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Anderson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in U.S. National Cemetery. Visitation will be at 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Seigler died Wednesday. Born in Savannah, she was a daughter of the late Eula Elizabeth and Samuel Dawson Hambrick.

Surviving are her husband, Robert Seigler; sons, Robert J. Seigler, Joseph D. Seigler; daughters, Elizabeth A. Seigler, Nancy J. Priddy; stepmother, Frances Hambrick Mitchell; and four grandchildren. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - October 8, 1998)

Robert Seigler
BEAUFORT - Retired Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Seigler, 83, died Tuesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Anderson Funeral Home. Burial with military and Masonic rites will be in Beaufort National Cemetery.

Mr. Seigler was born in Abbeville, Ga., a son of Thomas J. Seigler and Daisy Sikes Seigler. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a retired conductor with Carolina Division of Seaboard Railroad. He was a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of Parris Island Rod and Gun Club, Tarabera Hunting Club, the VFW and Port Royal Baptist Church.

Surviving are two sons, Robert J. Seigler of John's Island and Joseph D. Seigler of Wake Forest, N.C.; two daughters, Elizabeth A. Seigler of Hillsborough, N.C., and Nancy S. Priddy of Richmond, Va.; and four grandchildren. (Post and Courier, The (Charleston, SC) - December 16, 1999)

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